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> [!NOTE]
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> We provide two types of builds:
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> 1. Builds with Python support, which are approximately ~30 MB in size.
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> 2. Slimmer builds without Python support, which are approximately ~7 MB in size.
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> 1. Full builds with Python support && cross-architecture debugging, ~70MB in size.
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> 2. Slim builds, which are approximately ~10 MB in size.
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> Full builds are modular - you can edit full_build_conf.sh to disable parts of the full builds.
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You may choose to copy the `gdb` binary to the platform, or use `gdbserver` to debug remotely.
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To build `gdb-static` for a specific architecture, run the following command:
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```bash
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make build[-with-python]-<ARCH>
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make build-<ARCH>-[slim/full]
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```
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Where `<ARCH>` is the architecture you want to build for, and `-with-python` may be added in order to compile gdb with Python support.
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Where `<ARCH>` is the architecture you want to build for, and `slim/full` determines the build type (see note about builds above).
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The resulting binary will be placed in the `build/artifacts/` directory:
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